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<blockquote data-quote="Barendd Nobeard" data-source="post: 2224987" data-attributes="member: 960">I disagree.&nbsp;Maybe in your games.&nbsp; My PC with Improved Crit. has actually run into far more normal stuff (albeit higher level, advanced, etc.) at higher levels.&nbsp; All his undead encounters happened early on.&nbsp; It's really just luck of the draw (or campaign design, in this case).&nbsp; Well, with some weapons it's quadruple damage (e.g., a scythe).&nbsp; A 12th level fighter with a scythe who Power/Leap Attacks for 12 and scores a crit?&nbsp; Fun!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Why would you not do both?&nbsp; With the Power Attack/Leap Attack combination, the Weapon Focus/Spec/Gr.Focus/Gr.Spec combination, and Improved Critical, you are very deadly (with that one weapon, anyway).&nbsp; If you're trying to maximize damage, and you need Weapon Finesse because you're DEX is better than your STR, I think you're pursuing a silly goal.&nbsp; The high STR fighter will do more damage in melee, with melee weapons than a high DEX fighter.&nbsp; So why waste a feat on Weapon Finesse?&nbsp; Now, the Improved Initiative feat might be nice (it's one of my favorite feats), but a high STR fighter with low DEX?&nbsp; He's going late in the order anyway, so why waste a feat on Imp. Init.?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barendd Nobeard, post: 2224987, member: 960"] I disagree. Maybe in your games. My PC with Improved Crit. has actually run into far more normal stuff (albeit higher level, advanced, etc.) at higher levels. All his undead encounters happened early on. It's really just luck of the draw (or campaign design, in this case). Well, with some weapons it's quadruple damage (e.g., a scythe). A 12th level fighter with a scythe who Power/Leap Attacks for 12 and scores a crit? Fun! :) Why would you not do both? With the Power Attack/Leap Attack combination, the Weapon Focus/Spec/Gr.Focus/Gr.Spec combination, [u]and[/u] Improved Critical, you are very deadly (with that one weapon, anyway). If you're trying to maximize damage, and you need Weapon Finesse because you're DEX is better than your STR, I think you're pursuing a silly goal. The high STR fighter will do more damage [u]in melee, with melee weapons[/u] than a high DEX fighter. So why waste a feat on Weapon Finesse? Now, the Improved Initiative feat might be nice (it's one of my favorite feats), but a high STR fighter with low DEX? He's going late in the order anyway, so why waste a feat on Imp. Init.? [/QUOTE]

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